Chef de Partie

Village Hotels; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership discounts

Hotel stays from £20

Food & drink discounts for you and up

Friends & family discounts

Brand discounts via Village app

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Village Hotels is seeking a hands-on Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie to bridge the Head Chef's strategy with a busy service. You will own your section, run a tight kitchen, monitor portions, and support the wider brigade to ensure every plate meets our exact standards for quality, temperature and presentation.

You will drive food safety, HACCP and EHO compliance, manage stock to par levels, minimise waste, and coach junior team members.

Qualifications

• Hands-on CDP with ownership of a section in a busy kitchen.
• Ability to coach junior kitchen team members and porters.
• Strong focus on food safety, HACCP and EHO compliance.

Responsibilities

• The Kitchen Floor: Run your own section flawlessly and support others when needed.
• The Standards: Ensure temperature checks and brand delivery meet FRESH specs.
• The Brigade: Supervise and coach junior staff while maintaining safety around equipment.
• The Commercial Reality: Manage stock to par levels and keep stock paperwork up to date.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Chef de Partie

Food safety

HACCP compliance

Stock management

Tools

Par levels

Portion control

Job description

The Role Outline: Your Shift at a Glance

As our Kitchen Team Leader and Chef de Partie (CDP), you are the crucial link between the Head Chef's strategy and the reality of a busy service. You will take absolute ownership of your section while floating to support the wider brigade, ensuring every plate leaving the pass meets our exact standards for quality, temperature, and presentation.

Why Village?

At Village, we do hospitality a little differently. We are all about personality, genuine connections, and creating great experiences for our guests and each other. That is why we back our teams to be themselves, take ownership, learn new skills, and grow their careers. Previous experience is great, but your attitude and energy matter much more to us. If you are friendly, positive, love working with people, and enjoy being part of a busy team, we will give you all the support, training, and opportunities you need. Because it really does take a Village.

How The Village Thrives

• We Can & We Do: We show up to make a genuine difference and do fantastic work everyday, with purpose.
• We Will: Treat each other with respect and dignity. No ego, no drama. We try our best and look out for each other.
• We Care: We care about our impact on guests, the community, and each other.

Your Shift: What You'll Actually Be Doing

• The Kitchen Floor: Operating as a hands on Chef de Partie. You will run your own section flawlessly while controlling the wider flow of work, monitoring portion sizes, and jumping in to assist other chefs when the tickets pile up.
• The Standards: Driving an obsession with food safety and brand delivery. You will ensure deliveries are temperature checked, dishes are cooked to FRESH specifications, and strict HACCP and EHO directives are met without compromise.
• The Brigade: Supervising and coaching junior kitchen team members and Kitchen Porters. You will translate strategy into action, keeping the team safe around heavy equipment and fostering a culture where everyone is passionate about the menu.
• The Commercial Reality: Protecting the gross profit. You will manage stock to precise par levels, ensure minimal wastage, and keep all relevant paperwork completely up to date for the monthly stock take.

How We Succeed Together

We do not micromanage. It takes a village, so we believe in Ownership & Integrity, giving you the autonomy to handle your area and make decisions on the fly. We Empower & Elevate our people. If you want Room to Grow, we provide funded qualifications and internal moves. We constantly Innovate & Progress so we can Inspire Excellence and smash our targets together.

Selling Our Benefits

• Gym Membership: 2 x complimentary gym memberships at your home hotel.
• Hotel Stays: Hotel rooms from £20 across 35 hotels.
• Food & Drink: 50% off food and drink for you and up to 5 guests, plus 75% off Sunday dinner for up to 6 people.
• Friends & Family: 2 friends or family members get 25% off F&B, even when you are not there.
• Retail & Lifestyle: Hundreds of brand discounts via the Village app.
• Support: 24/7 Mental Health support via our Employee Assistance Programme.

Think You've Got the Right Energy?

We are not looking for perfect CVs, we are looking for great people. If you enjoy working as part of a team and love creating memorable experiences for guests, we want to hear from you. Bring your personality, your drive, and your ambition.